The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-07-16
HOUSEKEEPING.
Reasons Uhy the Baby cries.

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The young bachelor who volunteered an
opinion as to the reason for a baby's smile,
and the summary Justice which he received
at the hands of the baby's nurse, are well
known, but why tn. baby cries is matter
as 10 which few men have any curiosity,
provided 1t Is not TOO late TO have an en-
gqgement down town when the concert be-
gins. The Mothers Manual of Childrens
Diseases" explains the matter thus:
Cries are the only language which
young baby has to express its distress; as
smiles and laughter and Try antics tell
without a word its gladness. The baby
must be Ill, is all that its cries tell one per-
son; another, who has seen much of sick
children, viii gather from them more, and
Will be able to Judge whether its suffering
Is in the head, or chest, =. stomach. The
cries of a baby with stomach ache are
long and loud and passionate; it sheds
profusion of tears; now stop a moment,
4 and then begins again, draw ING up its legs
to its stomach; and, as the pain passes off
stretches them out again, and with many
little s0bs passes OFF into quiet sleep. If
1t has illumination Of the chest It does not
cry aloud, it sheds no tears, but every few
minutes, especially after each short, hack
ing cough It gives a little cry, which 1t
checks apparently before it Is half finished,
.
waste IN cries, or because the effort makes
It's breathing more painful. If disease is
going on in the head the child utters sharp,
piercing shrieks, and, then between whites
low moan or wall, or perhaps no sound
at ali, but lies quiet, apparently doing,
till pain wakes it up again. Exchange.
Hp,tS "a Hou>ekecpars.
To TELL good eggs, put them IN water; if
the large end turns up they are not fresh.
A NIGHTLY gargle of salt and water will
strengthen the throat and keep off bronchial
attacks.
Eco shells crushed and shaken in glass
bottles haf-filled with water Will clean
them quickly.
II powdered cloves are scattered where
red ants are it will be found effectual in
driving them away.
A MOTE may be removed from the eve,
or the pain at least alleviated, by putting
a grain of fax seed under the lid.
APAsTE of chloride of lime and water
well rubbed in will take ink stains from
silver or plated ware. Wash and wipe as
usual.
WASHING the hands twice a day with
corn meal, and rubbing on a little diluted
glycerine at night, Will keep them soft and
white.
To remove mildew, rub common yellow
soap on the damaged article, and then salt
the starch on that Rub we'll and put out
in the sunshine.
LAMP wicks should be changed often
enough to insure having a good light. If
they seem clogged they may toe washed in
strong suds and put into the lamps again.
TO take spots of paint from wood, lay n
thick coating of lime and soda mixed over
it. letting it stay twenty-four hours, then
wash off with warm water and the spot Will
disappear.
COFFEE pounded in mortar and roasted
on an iron plate, sugar burned on hot
Goals, and vinegar boiled with myrrh and
sprinkled on the floor and furniture of n
sickroom, are excellent deodorizers.
4 DARK carpet often looks dusty so soon
after it has been swept that you know 1t
does not need sweeping again, so wet a
cloth or a sponge, wiring 1t almost dry, and
wine off the dust. A few drops of ammo
MIA in the water will brighten the colors.
HERE is good way to hang up the
kitchen broom. Instead of hanging by a
string, that always breaks ut the wrong
time, Just have two wooden pins put into
the wall far apart enough to admit the
handle between, then rest the broom part
on them.
To make homemade court plaster. take
one ounce of French isinglass, one pint of
warm water. Stir till it dissolves, add ten
cents worth of glycerine and five cents
worth of tincture of arnica. Lay a piece
of white or black silk on a board and paint
1t with the mixture.